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A partnership comprising Westmorland and Furness Council, the Lake District National Park Authority, Cumberland Council and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority are working together to try and address the issue of nutrient neutrality across Cumbria.

Allithwaite and Cartmel Neighbourhood Development Plan has been formally adopted by Westmorland and Furness Council.

A local referendum on the Allithwaite and Cartmel Neighbourhood Development Plan was held to decide whether the local community were in favour of the plan being used to help decide planning applications in the area.

Allithwaite and Cartmel residents are set to decide whether a neighbourhood plan for their area will be formally adopted.

Final views are being sought on two policies in the draft Penrith Neighbourhood Development Pland before a vote on its adoption.

The deadline for expressions of interest in registering land for Biodiversity Net Gain, or to provide mitigation for the removal of phosphorus from a river catchment, has been extended to the end of November 2023.

Westmorland and Furness Council has today (12 September) approved the construction of a new solar farm site in Barrow.

The address management teams at the former Eden, South Lakeland and Barrow Councils have each won recognition for the management of their address data.

The principle of public participation in the planning process has been affirmed by Westmorland and Furness Council.